Elkridge

Elkridge is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland. It was founded as "Jansen Town" in 1733, and it was founded as a place where planters could bring their tobacco to English trading ships. In 1825, the town was renamed to "Elk Ridge Landing", and it had a rich history of industries such as iron forging, basket weaving, the B&O Railroad, paper, cotton, and grist milling. In 1895, it adopted its current name of "Elkridge". Elkridge had a population of 15,593 people in 2010.